This part three out of four of our fun (and valuable) mini-series called “Ask Candace!” is a doozy! We turned to our amazing Pet Boss Club members and asked them– “If you could ask Candace anything, what would it be?” 🤔 And the questions we received from our paw-ticipants sparked amazing conversations that will absolutely help YOU in your own pet business! Episode 42’s guest is Brianna Swanberg, the owner of Mutts + Meows Natural Pet Market in Nashville, Tennessee. Mutts + Meows is a retail sto...
Sep 11, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 42
This is part TWO out of four of our fun (and valuable) mini-series we’re calling “Ask Candace!” We turned to our amazing Pet Boss Club members and asked them– “If you could ask Candace anything, what would it be?” 🤔 And the questions we received from our paw-ticipants sparked amazing conversations that will absolutely help YOU in your own pet business! Our second guest is Wendy Rivera, owner of Muttigans, a coffee shop and pet retail store hybrid with its flagship location in Emerald Isle, a go...
Sep 04, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 41
We’re all about the wins at Pet Boss Nation, so we’re putting on our paw-ty hats to celebrate one of ours: The 40th episode milestone of the Boss Your Business Podcast! 🥳🥳🥳 We thought it’d be fun (and valuable for you) to celebrate with a 4-part series we’re calling “Ask Candace!” We turned to our amazing Pet Boss Club members and asked them– “If you could ask Candace anything, what would it be?” And the questions we received from our paw-ticipants sparked amazing conversations that will abso...
Aug 28, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Community >>> Competition, 💯💯💯. If you’ve been a loyal Pet Boss Nation follower, you know we encourage supporting other pet biz owners, and this episode is no different… Except for the specific examples for how those relationships can be mutually beneficial and bring you both new customers!!! Referral marketing is powerful, and in this episode,we’ll show you exactly why. Candace shares: 🐶 Three easy-to-implement ideas for building your referral marketing locally OR online. 🐶 Unique...
Aug 21, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 39
This is your chance to get ahead of the Google curve… they’re up to BIG things for the pet industry! Our friend Lorne Sederoff from SearchKings, a premier Google Partner, stopped by to share all about the new "Google Screened" option launching NOW for the pet care space. Getting your "Google Screened" Badge verifies to customers searching for services that you're a licensed professional who they can trust over randomly choosing someone online. Lorne breaks down all the specifics: What Google Scr...
Aug 14, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 38
You’re going to have to exit your pet business someday… the reason might be in your control, or it might not be, but it’s 100% a fact that someday, you’ll leave. So what does that look like?! In this episode, you’re encouraged to think about what exiting your business looks like someday, even if that feels like it’s a million years down the road! When you start running your business like you’re getting ready to sell it, it actually creates positive changes in your business NOW, and that ultimate...
Aug 07, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Jamie Bright, founder of the Brighter Together Mastermind, joined Candace on this episode of the podcast to give you permission… 🌟 Permission to explore different avenues of entrepreneurship, including finding others who can lift you up (and vice versa). 🌟 Permission to step away from your to-do list and schedule time for whatever you want to be doing. 🌟 Permission to… really pursue any of those big Pet Boss dreams you’ve thought about. Jamie Bright has been an entrepreneur since 2009 when sh...
Jul 31, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Did you know that 6 out of 10 Americans live paycheck to paycheck, no matter how much money they earn? This is a topic we want to cover because we see it often in the pet industry… hardworking pet business owners who are not paying themselves or not paying themselves what they’re worth. Any money they make is put right back into their business. The bottom line is→ You have to focus on your life too. And money is a part of your life. Without investing in the life you dreamed of when you started y...
Jul 24, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Our guest in this episode is Dani Edgerton, owner of Paws on Main and A Place for Paws in Columbiana, Ohio, and a Pet Boss Club™️ Member with 23 years of experience in the pet industry. Dani is digging deep into her pet biz wisdom vault and dishing out valuable advice for FIVE different kinds of pet businesses in this episode– doggy daycare, training, retail, manufacturing, AND self-wash/grooming. In this episode, we cover: 🐕 A nugget of knowledge Dani learned along the way when starting or pur...
Jul 17, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Pet Boss® Summer School is a brand new experience for pet professionals who want to build a better pet business in a short amount of time! Tune in to a convenient, five-part, podcast series made up of 20-minute (or less) episodes. Lessons roll out July 11th-July 15th, 2022, but don’t worry you can attend Pet Boss® Summer School… any time! Each episode is focused on one topic that is vital to the success of your business, and will give you actionable steps to make progress in that area… even whil...
Jul 15, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Pet Boss® Summer School is a brand new experience for pet professionals who want to build a better pet business in a short amount of time! Tune in to a convenient, five-part, podcast series made up of 20-minute (or less) episodes. Lessons roll out July 11th-July 15th, 2022, but don’t worry you can attend Pet Boss® Summer School… any time! Each episode is focused on one topic that is vital to the success of your business, and will give you actionable steps to make progress in that area… even whil...
Jul 14, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Pet Boss® Summer School is a brand new experience for pet professionals who want to build a better pet business in a short amount of time! Tune in to a convenient, five-part, podcast series made up of 20-minute (or less) episodes. Lessons roll out July 11th-July 15th, 2022, but don’t worry you can attend Pet Boss® Summer School… any time! Each episode is focused on one topic that is vital to the success of your business, and will give you actionable steps to make progress in that area… even whil...
Jul 13, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Pet Boss® Summer School is a brand new experience for pet professionals who want to build a better pet business in a short amount of time! Tune in to a convenient, five-part, podcast series made up of 20-minute (or less) episodes. Lessons roll out July 11th-July 15th, 2022, but don’t worry you can attend Pet Boss® Summer School… any time! Each episode is focused on one topic that is vital to the success of your business, and will give you actionable steps to make progress in that area… even whil...
Jul 12, 2022•15 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Pet Boss® Summer School is a brand new experience for pet professionals who want to build a better pet business in a short amount of time! Tune in to a convenient, five-part, podcast series made up of 20-minute (or less) episodes. Lessons roll out July 11th-July 15th, 2022, but don’t worry you can attend Pet Boss® Summer School… any time! Each episode is focused on one topic that is vital to the success of your business, and will give you actionable steps to make progress in that area… even whil...
Jul 11, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 29
There are 244.4 million digital video viewers in the U.S. alone, and in this episode, you’ll find out how many of those viewers want to see MORE video marketing from brands they currently follow (spoiler: it’s more than half!). The bottom line is– Video MUST be part of your pet business’ marketing strategy. Maybe you loathe being in front of the camera or don’t feel confident enough. Maybe you just don’t feel like you have enough time, or you aren’t setting aside time in your schedule to make vi...
Jul 10, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 28
June was Pride Month🏳️🌈, but gender equality in the workplace is something every business owner should have front of mind all year long! This episode contains the highlights of a webinar Pet Boss Nation® hosted called “Gender Pronouns In The Workplace”. We hosted a rock star panel to look at the topic of gender pronouns and creating equitable workplaces from various angles. You’ll learn: Why having a safe workplace for members of the LGBTQ+ community is so important. How to be a socially loud...
Jul 03, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 27
If you’ve been wanting to hear directly from a pet industry service provider, this episode is for you! Or even if you’re not a service provider, there are a ton of great tips for running a pet business in general throughout this whole episode! Candace had the wonderful opportunity to sit down and chat with Corey McCusker, the founder and owner of Muttz with Mannerz in Ontario, Canada. Corey is a Pet Boss Club™️ member and dog trainer (as well as many other titles on her long standing resume). In...
Jun 26, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Are you ready for the pet industry Super Bowl?! And by that, we mean: SuperZoo is coming! SuperZoo is one of the pet industry’s largest trade shows and an exciting opportunity to gather with like minded Pet Bosses™️ from around the country! It's happening August 22nd-25th, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and if you can step away from your pet business for a few days, you should absolutely be there! Why? Well, there are SO many reasons why, but in this episode Candace dives into some of the top reason...
Jun 19, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Owning a pet business is exciting, but also scary. It’s thrilling, but also exhausting! It’s completely worth it, but can be completely overwhelming… Do you see where we’re going with this? In this episode, Candace talks about what she needed in her pet business ownership days– a community to support her, mentors to guide her, and resources to help her market her business and thrive. Those things just simply did not exist within the pet industry, so she had to fight her way to scaling and eventu...
Jun 12, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 24
LGBTQ people own more than 1.4 million small businesses in the United States, and those companies bring in an estimated 1.7 trillion in revenue. Those numbers continue to rise, which we love to see, but we want to stress creating an overall inclusive world always. June is Pride Month, and as an ally to the LGBTQ+ community, we’re kicking things off with an interview with a member of that community who also happens to be a thriving member of the Pet Boss Club™️! Barbara Mundis is the owner of All...
Jun 05, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 23
What happens when Candace gets to interview a woman in STEM and pet industry leader who not only owns her own pet retail location, but is making great strides in the study and transparency of pet food nutrition? You get a jam-packed episode bursting at the seams with value, knowledge, and inspiration! In this episode, Candace is joined by Nicci Cammack, founder and owner of NorthPoint Pets & Company, a large independent pet retail store. Nicci has an MS in Nutrition, and is currently pursuin...
May 29, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Whether you love using Facebook personally or not, the fact is, it gets 2.9 billion users every single day– so you should be utilizing it to market your pet business! In this episode, Candace reveals the various simple ways to connect with your ideal audience for free using this older but still very relevant social media platform. You’ll learn: How to use your personal Facebook page to direct traffic to your business page. What updates you can make to your personal profile that will tell people ...
May 22, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Your task list never seems to end, Pet Boss™️. In fact, as your business grows, it seems to just get longer! What if someone skilled could take some of those tasks off of your plate… and they could do it all remotely? That’s where a virtual assistant, aka a “VA” comes in. Whether it’s social media management, email organization, invoicing, inventory tracking, or anything in between that would make your life easier and give you more time, a VA might be the perfect fit for you. At Pet Boss Nation®...
May 15, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Were you happy with your sales last month? Do you feel like you did all the right things, but you could’ve done better? You could be missing one major part of bringing in revenue: Sales conversations that convert. We know, we know… sales talk does not come naturally to everyone, but that’s okay! Even if you love sales conversations (and are good at them), is your team properly trained? Are they engaging with every customer who walks in your door? Are they leaving money on the table by not antici...
May 08, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Have you noticed a shift in the workforce? You’re not imagining it, Pet Boss™️. It’s happening! Employees are seeking out companies that truly value them and give them the tools they need to succeed (and rightfully so!). That’s exactly why a solid company culture is more important than ever. In this episode of the Boss Your Business Podcast, we reveal everything a Pet Boss™️ should consider when building or improving on their company culture. What is company culture exactly? How do your employee...
May 01, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Are you struggling to hire employees in your pet business? Did you know that, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 47 million Americans have voluntarily quit their jobs recently? It’s being called the Great Resignation, and it’s changing everything about the workforce, how we hire, and how we should determine our business structures further down the road. On today’s episode, I got to speak with Natasha O’Banion, founder of Automated CEO. Natasha is all about automating your bus...
Apr 24, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 17
A thriving pet business will rely heavily on one major component: How you manage your cash flow. Overseeing and directing the money coming in and going out of your business will impact your overall profitability. This can feel like a heavy topic that most of us would like to avoid, but hear us out, Pet Bosses™️: You can armor up and face these tough topics head on! In this episode of the Boss Your Business Podcast, Candace gives you the nitty gritty details of managing your pet business’ cash fl...
Apr 17, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Have you ever wanted to do something ambitious, but someone told you it wasn’t possible? Did you prove them wrong? That’s exactly what happened to Shannon Heitt, our guest on episode 15 of the Boss Your Business podcast. Shannon is the founder and owner of Wiggles and Whiskers Pet Supply in Unity, Saskatchewan, Canada. She’s a fairly new business owner who opened her doors in August of 2020 (yes, during the pandemic), and she has accrued so much business wisdom in just that short timeframe! In t...
Apr 10, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Did You Know: With a global market of $180 Billion, it’s projected that just the people in the US will spend close to $110 Billion on their pets in 2022! Have you been considering getting in on that promising action by starting your own pet business? If you’ve ever considered switching up your career path and becoming your own #PetBoss™️, then this episode is for you… And if you’re already a seasoned Pet Boss™️ Pro, it’s for you too! There are some hidden nuggets of pure gold information for any...
Apr 03, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 14
While attending Global Pet Expo 2022, the Pet Boss Nation® team saw so many amazing outcomes happening already for pet business owners that were participating, so we decided to bring the action to you and share what happened while we were there. Listen in for a peek behind the scenes with pet business coach Candace D’Agnolo and team member Jolanta Smulski, and to learn the top six amazing outcomes for attending a pet industry trade show. You’ll hear about how people reconnected, met for the firs...
Mar 27, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 13
